Research ResourcesSurvey of Consumer Finances

2007-09 Panel Survey of Consumer Finances

Users of the SCFs are strongly encouraged to examine the information provided in the technical codebooks and summary articles. These documents contain essential information about the surveys and have the answers to many of the most commonly asked questions about the SCFs.

Previous year SCF releases:

Summary Results

Preliminary analysis of the SCF panel data is provided in the Finance and Economics Discussion Series (FEDS) working paper referenced below and in the accompanying set of appendix tables. Additional papers using the survey data are available on the working papers page.

Appendix Tables for the FEDS Article, in Excel Format
Additional tables are available in Excel format (users without Excel may download the free Excel viewer). These tables contain estimates of median income and net worth by selected demographic characteristics, percent of families holding and median value of selected financial assets, nonfinancial assets, and debts by demographic characteristics. Four sets are provided. For both the internal and public versions of the SCF data, estimates are given in nominal and in inflation-adjusted terms.